Change Variant Issue [RS_VARIANT_CHANGE]

[Former Member]

Hi,

I'm hoping to get some help with the problem below.

There are currently a number of variants set-up to be used with Program RGJVUXDT. On the bottom of the screen on the 2nd tab "Selections" there is a GL Accounts Range. I want to change the GL Accounts Selection Parameters that are associated with the variants.

The problem is I want to do this in an automated manner. A potential solution to this would be to use the RS_Variant* FM's to achieve this. But I have limited experience in the use of them.

Can I achieve the above by using RS_VARIANT_CHANGE? As I can't see any way for me to pass in the parameters I want to change.

Any sample code of a simple example of how to do this would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Philip Johannesen

[Former Member]

I've managed to write up some template code that works after looking at the range of RS_Variant FM's. If anyone else had a similiar question to mine above then here is a template solution:

REPORT  ZCHANGE_VARIANT.

data:  LS_VARIANTDESC      LIKE VARID,
       ls_report_name type VARI_REPRT,
       ls_variant type VARIANT,
       it_selparam like standard table of RSPARAMS,
       wa_selparam like line of it_selparam.
       CLEAR LS_VARIANTDESC.


  wa_selparam-selname ='S_MATNR'.
  wa_selparam-kind ='S'.
  wa_selparam-sign ='I'.
  wa_selparam-option ='EQ'.
  wa_selparam-low ='10830'.

  append wa_selparam to it_selparam.

  wa_selparam-selname ='S_MATNR'.
  wa_selparam-kind ='S'.
  wa_selparam-sign ='I'.
  wa_selparam-option ='EQ'.
  wa_selparam-low ='10860'.

  append wa_selparam to it_selparam.

  ls_report_name = 'ZDEMO_ALV_001'.
  ls_variant = 'TEST1'.


  LS_VARIANTDESC-REPORT  = ls_report_name.
  LS_VARIANTDESC-VARIANT = ls_variant.
  LS_VARIANTDESC-ENVIRONMNT = 'A'.

  LS_VARIANTDESC-AENAME   = sy-mandt.
  LS_VARIANTDESC-AENAME   = SY-UNAME.
  LS_VARIANTDESC-AEDAT    = SY-DATUM.
  LS_VARIANTDESC-AETIME   = SY-UZEIT.

CALL FUNCTION 'RS_CHANGE_CREATED_VARIANT'
  EXPORTING
    CURR_REPORT                     = ls_report_name
    CURR_VARIANT                    = ls_variant
    VARI_DESC                       = LS_VARIANTDESC
*   ONLY_CONTENTS                   =
  TABLES
    VARI_CONTENTS                   = it_selparam
*   VARI_TEXT                       =
*   VARI_SEL_DESC                   =
*   OBJECTS                         =
* EXCEPTIONS
*   ILLEGAL_REPORT_OR_VARIANT       = 1
*   ILLEGAL_VARIANTNAME             = 2
*   NOT_AUTHORIZED                  = 3
*   NOT_EXECUTED                    = 4
*   REPORT_NOT_EXISTENT             = 5
*   REPORT_NOT_SUPPLIED             = 6
*   VARIANT_DOESNT_EXIST            = 7
*   VARIANT_LOCKED                  = 8
*   SELECTIONS_NO_MATCH             = 9
*   OTHERS                          = 10

Points to note:

Make sure the values of <b>wa_selparam-selname</b>, <b>ls_report_name</b> & <b>ls_variant</b> are Uppercase. Otherwise the variant will not be updated, as the select query makes no match on Table: VARID.

Regards,

Philip Johannesen

[Former Member]

something else to consider is to create/change and delete your variants during run time.

Unless your error handling is tight, you may wind up running your program with a variant it was unable to create/change properly.